Left in the pink by this wonderful young lady

I WAS having a terrible day yesterday. Nothing had gone right. I sat on my glasses, spilled ketchup on the cat (it’s the long haired variety), lost my wallet and spent hours on the phone arguing with someone in Delhi about my bank account in Macclesfield.

I WAS having a terrible day yesterday. Nothing had gone right. I sat on my glasses, spilled ketchup on the cat (it’s the long haired variety), lost my wallet and spent hours on the phone arguing with someone in Delhi about my bank account in Macclesfield.

I was beginning to think if I lay on a sun bed it’d rain on me.

Then I went to Mailboxes Etc and it all changed. Standing before me was this fabulous vision in pink, all smiles and laughter. Take a look at the picture. Could anyone be miserable confronted with such a joyous apparition?

The lady in question is Lin Purtill, an office cleaner, but to me a day-glo angel sent to shock me out of my self-pity.

I felt heartily ashamed I’d allowed minor irritations to depress me and vowed to make amends.

I danced out of the store whistling like a canary.

Isn’t it amazing the effect one cheerful soul can have on a bad day?

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE VIC BARLOW’S AND NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE EXPRESS